<title type="display">bale</title><lbl type="homograph">1</lbl> Pronúncia: beɪl noun bala, paca. transitive verb embalar, empacar. Vegeu també:bale2bale3
<title type="display">bale</title><lbl type="homograph">3</lbl> Pronúncia: beɪl noun calamitat, misèria, mal. Vegeu també:bale1bale2
<title type="display">bale<hi rend="plain"> [or </hi>bail<hi rend="plain">]</hi></title><lbl type="homograph">2</lbl> intransitive verb Aeronautics to bale out llançar-se en paracaigudes. Vegeu també:bale1bale3
<title type="display">Balearic</title> Pronúncia: ˈbælɪˈærɪk adjective balear. Geography the Balearic islands les Illes Balears. proper noun Geography the Balearics les Balears.
<title type="display">balk<hi rend="plain"> [or </hi>baulk<hi rend="plain">]</hi></title><lbl type="homograph">1</lbl> noun llom, crestall. [of timber] biga, cairat. [hindrance] obstacle, contratemps, decepció. Vegeu també:balk2
<title type="display">balk<hi rend="plain"> [or </hi>baulk<hi rend="plain">]</hi></title><lbl type="homograph">2</lbl> transitive verb [thwart] contrariar, frustrar. [miss] perdre, no aprofitar. intransitive verb [stop] parar-se en sec, aturar-se bruscament. [horse] plantar-se (at davant). he balked at this es va negar a considerar això. Vegeu també:balk1
<title type="display">Balkan</title> Pronúncia: ˈbɔːlkən noun & adjective balcànic m, -a f. proper noun Geography the Balkans els Balcans.